Today we ventured into the city for La Fiesta de Las Candelas.It's a festival in honor of the Blessed Virgin.There was a parade earlier this afternoon, where children dressed in traditional garments leading up to the church where a ceremony was performed.The festival lasts only the 1st and 2nd of February and consists of traditional music and dance.Street vendors line the streets selling breads, sweets, jewelry and other items. After leaving the festival, ...

Picture this:A tiny red car scaling a mountainside.As you look closer you realize that there are six people crammed into this little matchbox of a car.No, they are not children that fit comfortably, but rather four women and two men. In the driver's seat we had our host mom, Carmen, and to her right, our host sister, Carmencita.Kathryn, Sean, Andrew and I did our best to squeeze in the back, and actually managed to do it without breaking any bones.(That may...

Yesterday, after class, we went and toured the sports facilities at the University. A few of the students from Caceres took us around and informed us of hours, policies and what each area was designated for, as well as for whom. Although the facilities are decent, I think I can speak for all of us in the program when I say that the U.S.A. puts much more of a percentage of tuition into athletics. We actually were told that to get into a private institution here...

Today marks the end of week one for class. Overall thoughts? I think I'm going to learn a lot, which is obviously the point. :) I think I chose all the right classes and have three out of my four classes with my bff, Andrew. (I figured he'd appreciate that--haha.) Like I mentioned, I am taking four classes. Each is an hour long and meets three times a week. Classes are Monday-Thursday, which makes it ever-so convenient for traveling. I start class at nine ...

Today we don't have class because of a university holiday so last night we met up with friends at a bar/cafe. A large portion of the students from our program enjoyed "tapas" with some of the students from Caceres. They have all been so nice about making us feel welcome, and including us in social activities. Every Wednesday there is a market in the city so today we met up with a bunch of the students to check it out. There was an abundance of fresh...